Spencer H
A very experienced bid writer who enjoys auditing grant programmes and filling capacity gaps.
Projects start at
From £48.88 per hour
(Includes Blume fee)
Availability
4 days a week
Open to
Interim, Part-time, Project work
Services
Rating2 Blume projects
5.0 from 1 review
Joined
05/11/2024
Last logged in
23/03/2026
“Spencer is a very experienced, effective and adaptable interim trusts and foundations fundraiser. He settled in quickly, demonstrating a good understanding of the brief, effective internal comms with colleagues in order to extract key information needed, strong organisation skills and the ability to get on with writing important bids and reports while we recruited permanently. He secured important income from supporters such as The Hodge Foundation and helped to create key assets, including a number of case for support templates. He was also able to share his insight and expertise of the sector and a range of funders, to help position bids or with planning future applications. Spencer got on well with the wider team and I enjoyed working working with him, so would happily recommend other clients to do the same.”
Clare Murray
Trust & Foundations Manager, Poppy Factory
“Your work for CLAPA has been nothing short of extraordinary. You’ve raised an astounding amount of funds and, in doing so, have safeguarded the very survival of essential services. You’ve nurtured areas of growth and development, enabling us to reach countless more people with our services. Out of thin air, you’ve created impact, outcomes, and progress, always driving us to deliver the absolute best for the cleft community.Your meticulous attention to detail and your compelling narratives have secured multi-year funding—twice, even exceeding the amount requested! I don’t think I’ve ever seen that happen before. You've asked the tough questions, challenged the status quo, and laid the groundwork for a legacy that will continue to flourish in the years to come.On a personal note, I’ve thoroughly enjoyed working with you (even if I sometimes needed a strong coffee to tackle one of your epic emails!). You’ve pushed me to go further and never take "no" for an answer. I’ll miss collaborating with you.The team and I have prepared this small token of our thanks, a symbol of how much you’ve done for CLAPA. We hope it will serve as a reminder of your excellence and that other charities, like us, will continue to benefit from your talents. Feel free to share it with future clients!https://www.canva.com/design/DAGCNRK9brs/pXzy6lcD3F4bXAruwItfOA/watch”
Mikaela Conlin-Hulme
Head of Income, CLAPA
“Spencer is an experienced fundraiser who has a wealth of knowledge around Trusts and Foundations. He worked closely with our CEO and I reviewing our current funding streams and looking at ways to diversify income into the charity. He helped induct 2 freelancers and a volunteer to support with our fundraising efforts and secured programme funding in his time with us. I found Spencer to be a passionate and hard-working professional with a real ability to build strong relationships within the organisation due to his personable nature. He is detail oriented and fastidious with his research to ensure he creates bids to a high standard, which would make him an asset to any organisation.”
Lindsay Lawton
Director of Operations, Key4Life
Biography
Spencer is a highly effective communicator with more than 30 years’ fundraising experience, the majority of which has been focused on securing and managing grants. During his career, he has mana